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Author Archive for Gil Wildridge
The Other Side of the Demographic Sword
by Gil Wildridge •
Let’s face it—when you win an election, everyone looks to you for what to do next, even people who didn’t vote for you.
Progressives Must Capitalize On Victory
by Gil Wildridge •
If there’s one lesson, any lesson, that progressives should take from this election, it’s that our ideas are winning.
Frothing Up The Nomination Process
by Gil Wildridge •
To say I was amused by last night’s primary results would be an understatement. I was rolling in the calm laughter of an average guy who just caught on to the true meaning of poetic justice.
Citizens United in 2012: The Phantom Menace
by Gil Wildridge •
We have to re-examine how we look at presidential primaries, especially in the post-Citizen’s United era. Especially this campaign. Because the only thing Mitt and Newt have in common is that they love their Super PACs—so much so that it’s a little uncomfortable.
Florida Primer: It’s Really About Those Two Other Guys
by Gil Wildridge •
The Florida primary inches closer, and tension mounts in a state so well-known for its political incompetence that one could say, without at all underestimating, that Florida is where Republican legends are born.
They’re Called Tracking Polls For a Reason
by Gil Wildridge •
What is so inherently difficult about ordering polling data in a logical sequence and reporting on it as a trend? Even in the 21st century, where media even at its most informative is little better than a cartoon for grownups, I think society demands better.
The Fall of Citizen Cain
by Gil Wildridge •
Even as the South Carolina primary was mercifully coming to an end, several hundred conservatives were already gathering in a rally/religious revival at Lake Eola in Orlando, Florida. Cain was just one of a travelling band of anti-regulation minstrels attracted to the event that became known as ‘Conservatives United 2012.’
South Carolina Reveals Problem in Romney’s Circuitry
by Gil Wildridge •
It’s true, of course, that Mitt wasn’t ever supposed to really win South Carolina. Nor was he supposed to concentrate too many of his resources in a state that was really far too conservative for him to win. But that doesn’t mean he had to make it easy for everyone else.
The 2012 South Carolina Primary Drinking Game
by Gil Wildridge •
The rules are pretty simple (for best results, Make sure you have s—-y rum on hand that tastes like nail polish and slides down the throat like wood stain)
For Power-Hungry Newt, Women Are The Only Public Property
by Gil Wildridge •
The appropriately named Newt Gingrich is the political personification of slime. His sociopathic selfishness is the product of blind ambition driven by a reptilian lust for power and revenge.
Dark Lord Scott Names ‘Beer Lobbyist’ As New Secretary Of State
by Gil Wildridge •
According to FLA Politics, Florida Governor Rick Scott has just named the legendary Ken Detzner as his next secretary of state.
BREAKING: Keystone Pipeline Delayed (Again)
by Gil Wildridge •
Why Romney Can’t Afford To Take The Mittens Off (But Will Anyways)
by Gil Wildridge •
One of the watermarks of every campaign is going negative. It’s a huge step, it’s a step almost everyone has to take, and it’s one of literally thousands of things that could go wrong in a nationally coordinated election effort over fifty states.
Know Yourself, Know Your Enemy: The Paulbots And You
by Gil Wildridge •
This is why we see no real harm in the legions of Paulbots that charge daily like a horde of angry libertarian lawn gnomes onto Facebook, Twitter, every blog ever conceived, and even Youtube. But they’re far from harmless, and debating them plays straight into their hands.